Where does “microtopographical” come from?

microtopographical (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “microtopographical”, step by step

microtopographical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English topographical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtopographicaltopographic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →